EBORAE MVSICA - Coro Polifónico

EBORAE MVSICA - Polyphonic Choir

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Polyphonic Choir

This production by Numérica, in cooperation with the Musical Association Eboræ Musica, presents the EBORÆ MVSICA Polyphonic Choir, directed by Maestro Pedro Teixeira, interpreting works by three polyphonic composers of the School of Music of the Cathedral of Évora (16th and 17th Centuries): Frei Manuel Cardoso, Francisco Martins and Diogo Dias Melgaz.

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In September 1987, the Polyphonic Choir of the Musical Association of Evora, “Eborae Mvsica”, made its first public appearance as part of the cultural event, “People and Arts”.

This choir has performed in Portugal and abroad, interpreting not only polyphony of the School of the Cathedral of Evora (16th and 17th Centuries), but also various works from different epochs, with emphasis on the 20th-Century. 

The choir’s first CD is dedicated exclusively to the polyphony of the School of the Cathedral of Evora, and was recorded with the participation of Antoine Sibertin Blanc and the group of Pedro Caldeira Cabral, under the direction of Maestro Francisco d’Orey, in November 1996, as part of the commemorations of the 10th anniversary of the classification of Évora as a World Heritage Site. The choir has also recorded for the collection “The Best Choirs of the Region” and for the program “Acontece”, of RTP2.

Some highlights of the choir’s international performances were its participation in the “Europália 91”, in Belgium; in the workshop: “School of Music of the Cathedral of Évora” in Kosice, Slovakia, at the invitation of the Choir of the Technical University of Kosice, who participated in the 2nd session on this theme, hosted by the Association Eborae Mvsica, in Évora, in 1999; and 16th International Festival “Encounters with Polyphony”, in Giarre, Sicily, Italy, in 2001; in Denmark, in 2002 in exchange with the Choir of Roskilde, as part of the MECINE network; in 22nd International Festival of Choirs and the 10th International Competition of Sacred Music (2004), of Preveza, Greece, where the choir received the bronze medal.

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PEDRO RODRIGUES - Classical Guitar

J. S. BACH - G. F. HANDEL 

A. MARCELLO - A. VIVALDI

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PEDRO RODRIGUES - Classical Guitar

Released by Numérica, this project presents works by Bach, Handel, Marcello Vivaldi, adapted for Classical guitar by the performer, Pedro Rodrigues.

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Coro da Sé Catedral do Porto - UM NATAL PORTUGUÊS

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Rosa Maria Barrantes / Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro - PIANO | DUO

Rosa Maria Barrantes | Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro

piano, 4 hands

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Rosa Maria Barrantes received her “Doctor of Musical Arts” from the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow.

She was born in Lima, Peru. She began her piano studies in her native city and has performed in numerous concert halls since an early age.

In 1991 she entered in the Pontifícia Catholic University of Chile, completing the Degree (Licenciatura) in Music-piano in 1996 with distinction, in the class of Maria Iris Radrigán. During the time of her studies in Santiago, she was invited to teach at the above-mentioned university. 

Between 1996 and 2000, Rosa Maria Barrantes studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, under the orientation of the pianist Natalia Troull, completing her master and doctoral courses with highest distinction.

As a soloist or as part of chamber music groups, she has performed in Germany, Russia, Portugal, Peru and Chile, participating in various master-classes and International Festivals of Music. 

She has taught at the University of the Arts, in Berlin.

Rosa Maria Barrantes is Professor of Piano and chair of the Instrumental and Ensemble music departments of the Degree (Licenciatura) in Music at the Superior Institute of Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Studies, in Almada.

Filipe PINTO-RIBEIRO, holds a “Doctor of Musical Arts”, with the highest honors, from the Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Moscow. Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro is considered one of the most important musicians of his generation. 

He was born in Porto, Portugal, in 1975.

As a scholarship recipient of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro completed his doctoral and masters studies at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Moscow under the orientation of Liudmila Roschina, chair of the Piano department.

Influenced by various teachers, he frequently attended international Master-Classes. He was recognized and guided by some of the most esteemed names in the international piano panorama, including Elisso Virsaladze and Dmitri Bashkirov. 

Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro graduated from the Superior School of Music and Performing Arts at the Polytechnic Institute of Porto, in Portugal. 

The CD, Berlin Sessions, recorded in the German capital and containing sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti, Carlos Seixas, Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Wagner and Sergei Prokofiev obtained excellent critical and public acclaim.

His first CD, including works by Modest Mussorgsky, Alexander Scriabin, Dmitri Shostakovich, Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel, is currently in its second edition.

He maintains an intense activity as a solo and chamber music performer, in a vast repertoire spanning the Baroque to our time. 

The acclaimed pianist, Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro, has performed in some of the principal European and American cities, where his unequalled pianism has been recognized by specialized critics.

Francis POULENC - 1 / 3 Sonate

Claude DEBUSSY - 4 / 7 Petite Suite

Erik SATIE - 8 / 14 Trois Morceaux en forme de Poire

Maurice RAVEL - 15 / 19 Ma mère l’Oye

Gabriel FAURÉ - 20 / 25 Dolly

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Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro - Berlin Sessions

FILIPE PINTO-RIBEIRO - piano: Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro received his Doctoral Degree in Piano Performance with the highest distinction from the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow.

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Filipe Pinto - Ribeiro - piano

Composer(s)

DOMENICO SCARLATTI (1685-1757) / CARLOS SEIXAS (1704-1742) / LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) / RICHARD WAGNER (1813-1883) 

Work(s)

"DOMENICO SCARLATTI (1685-1757) / Sonata K 113 - A Major / CARLOS SEIXAS (1704-1742) / Sonata E Major

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D. Bomtempo & Carlos Seixas - Studies and Toccatas

Sofia Lourenço

D. Bomtempo & Carlos Seixas - Studies and Toccatas

SOFIA LOURENÇO - piano: Sofia Lourenço, pianist of the new generation, was born in Porto. Her intensive concert activity in both solo and chamber music is combined with her pedagogical work as a piano teacher; she is a professor at the Superior School of Music and Performing Arts at the Polytechnic Institute of Porto. 

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Sofia Lourenço - piano

Composer(s)

Domingos Bomtempo / Carlos Seixas

Work(s)

WORKS: BOMTEMPO & SEIXAS: Studies and Toccatas / J DOMINGOS BOMTEMPO (1775-1842) 12 ESTUDOS OP. 19 - I C Minor / II C Major / III G Major / IV D Major / V E Major / VI F Major 

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Ana Madalena Moreira / Lucjan Luc - SOPRANO / PIANO

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